We analyzed 16 negative reviews from the top 5 Food Builder apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
44% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"It's $4.99 per month which I didn't know"
"after saving 3 recipes it required me to pay $40/year to continue using the app"
38% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Succeeded in downloading 1 recipe. But now will not download any other"
"The app was glitching and not importing any recipes"
25% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I had to sign back into the app and all the recipes I have had saved are no longer there"
"I upgraded my plan which I did and right after that all my recipes got wiped out"
19% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Each time you add a recipe, the notification settings open. Almost too frustrating to use"
"when I tried to do another it kept flipping me over to my iPhone settings"
13% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"when I saw the ingredients it left out a bunch of ingredients that I didn't know until after, it left out the vegetable broth and onion"
6% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"There is absolutely no way to contact anyone from app or web"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
App repeatedly redirects users to iOS settings when adding recipes, even after permissions are granted, making the app nearly unusable
"Each time you add a recipe, the notification settings open. Almost too frustrating to use"
Users discover subscription costs only after investing time entering recipes, leading to frustration and immediate uninstalls
"It's $4.99 per month which I didn't know"
App shows vague errors like 'Oops, sorry something went wrong' with no troubleshooting guidance or support contact
"Just purchased the app.. $40. For the year and every time I try to add a recipe I get the Opps, sorry something went wrong"
Recipes show as 'downloading' for days without completion or error explanation
"all but 12 of my recipes are stuck "downloading". It's been 6 days. This is very frustrating"
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